Imagine the deepest regions of space between the stars of the Milky Way. Cold, empty, silent, and vast. In the quest to achieve immortality for our species, humankind will reach those realms. What will they see? What dangers will they overcome, in the dark recesses between stars? Fifteen talented science fiction authors share their visions of how our descendants will live and die in deep space.

If a starship crashes in the forest and there is no one around to hear, does it make a sound? This story begins following the young human who survives the crash, as he becomes an emergency surgeon, a house builder, and finally, a reluctant killer. He had come on this voyage to find his father, but does his father still live? And what of this other old man and the strange case he carries?

In our galaxy, there are stars and solar systems. There are also great clouds of gas and dust. They can range in size from a few light years to many thousands of light years across. Some of them glow. Some are so dark that we cannot see through them. These massive clouds of gas and dust are called nebulas. How much do you know about nebulas? Find out more in this short book. Reading Level: 6.7

In our galaxy, there are stars and solar systems. There are comets, asteroids and a lot of solid material. There is also a lot of space between star systems. We call this space between star systems the Interstellar Medium. In this area, there are great clouds of gas and dust. They can range in size from a few light years to many thousands of light years across. Some even glow. They are nebulas.

Earth has been destroyed and deserted. Clones discover that their own base on the moon had been destroyed in the past and then rediscovered and rebuilt by the man known as Sandor Pen. The remnants of humanity have started unlocking the mysteries of interstellar flight, but over the years their memory faded. This novella won both the Hugo and Nebula awards.

Hemingway’s first wife, Hadley, lost a bag containing the manuscript of his first novel on a Parisian train. In 1996, John Baird, a renowned Hemingway scholar, decides to use that loss to account for a fake manuscript he creates. The story won both the Hugo and Nebula awards.

As you get to know your stellar neighborhood, you will find some bizarre and fascinating stars, planets and other strange things. Each one has its own personality, and we are starting to learn more about them, individually. This short ebook describes the nearby stars, and a few other objects, which will be among the first things we encounter, when we start to explore interstellar space

Jonathon finds an ally in the Weaver who takes him under his wing and offers him a far better life than any of his previous ones including fabulous wealth and the power to become the King of Earth. On one condition - that he serves only the Weaver. Jonathon also finds his soul mate in Marielle, an exotic beauty with psychic power. They are blissfully happy until the Weaver's true plan emerges.